No criminal charges are being sought in a local rape allegation after Neosho police investigators determined the claims proved false.

Last week, authorities were called to the Neosho Meadows apartment complex on Laramie Lane, near the city’s industrial park, after a rape was reported to have allegedly occurred in one of the residences there.

According to Neosho Police Chief Dave McCracken, the accuser was a 46-year-old white female of “diminished mental capacity.” The reported suspect was a 48-year-old white male. The two did not live together and there were no witnesses to the alleged incident.

Lab tests verified that sexual activity did, in fact, take place. However, McCracken said further investigation into the case revealed that the sex was consensual.

“We’re going to have the (Newton County) prosecutor review the case, but due to the circumstances we feel it’s a deal where no criminal charges should be filed,” McCracken said.

He also said that because of the woman’s mental state, she wouldn’t be charged with making a false declaration.